MATH

Math Grade Weights:Tests 40%Quiz 35%Classwork/Projects 25%

Week 12/17 - 12/21Standards: Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Line of Inquiry: Partition shapes into parts with equal areas and express the area as a unit fraction of a whole.Graded assignment: Test: USA Unit 6 - Two-dimensional Shapes. Fraction Test (re-test)Quiz: Vocabulary Quiz.

We are using a program called XtraMath to increase speed and accuracy in arithmetic. Your child is invited to spend a few minutes each day practicing math on a computer, tablet, or phone.

On a laptop or desktop computer, your child can do XtraMath for free at xtramath.org. If you would like your child to do XtraMath on a tablet or smartphone, look for XtraMath in the app store. The app costs $5.

Here's what you need to do: In the app or on the website, select Enroll.

Enter your email address and your child’s enrollment code, (xxxx is a 4 digit password, that is glued to your child’s math folder.)This will (1) create a parent account for you if you don't have one,(2) link your child’s account to your account so you can review his/her progress, and(3) save your child’s account information for easy sign-in on that computer or device.

If you already have a parent account for your child from a previous class or personal use, then this enrollment process will allow your child to resume XtraMath where he/she left off rather than starting over in my classroom.

For more information about XtraMath watch the videos on their website, xtramath.org.​Think of XtraMath as a math vitamin! For best results, your child should do XtraMath once per day asregularly as possible. It only takes a few minutes so make it a part of your daily routine. Math facts are the building blocks of your child's math education and your child will be well rewarded for the time they spend practicing on XtraMath.